Build automation for AutoCAD Lisp files

Question

I have a huge LISP project, I've made a prv file that permits to the VLIDE to compile this project into a single vlx file (it compiles also the fas file). The problem is that it is not possible to compile the project from outside the autocad or from command prompt so I cannot automate the vlx building using a script.

The question is: is there any way to do this? Can I compile fas-vlx from outside the autocad? Or can I launch autocad giving a script that compiles the prv and then closes the autocad?

Answer 1

You have to launch AutoCAD, but even so it gets tricky as it requires the use of undocumented functions.